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RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers

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Introduced by Richard Bennett, District 18

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RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers

Where it stands

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

June 17, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Recede And Concur RC #549 · June 17, 2025

72

Yes

73

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

151 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1Yes
Roger Albert2Yes
Mark Babin3Yes
Timothy Guerrette4Yes
Joseph Underwood5Yes
Donald Ardell6Yes
Gregory Swallow7Yes
Tracy Quint8Yes
Arthur Mingo9Yes
William Tuell10Yes

Bill history

  1. Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  2. The RESOLUTION was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

  3. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. Work Session Held

  5. Voted: Divided Report

  6. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  7. Reports READ

  8. Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. FAILED

  9. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 351 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  10. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256)

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  18. Taken from the table by the President

  19. Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) Report ACCEPTED.

  20. READ ONCE

  21. Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) READ and ADOPTED

  22. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256)

  23. Sent down for concurrence

  24. Reports READ.

  25. Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  26. ROLL CALL NO. 533 (Yeas 73 - Nays 75 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)

  27. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  28. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  29. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  30. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256)

  31. Sent down for concurrence

  32. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.

  33. Motion of Representative HENDERSON of Rumford to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) FAILED.

  34. ROLL CALL NO. 549 (Yeas 72 - Nays 73 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)

  35. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  36. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  37. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

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